jealousy

• to describe God, Exodus 20:5; 34:14; Deuteronomy 5:9

• examples of, Genesis 37:11; 1 Samuel 18:19; Matthew 27:18; Acts 5:17

• warnings against, Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 13:4; 1 Timothy 6:4; 1 Peter 2:1

Jebusites (JEB-you-sites) people who lived around Jerusalem before the time of David, Joshua 15:63; Judges 19:10–11; 2 Samuel 4:6–8

Jehoahaz, son of Jehu (jeh-HO-uh-haz) king of Israel who lived about eight hundred years before Christ, 2 Kings 13:1–9

Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, king of Judah for only three months, 2 Kings 23:31–34; 2 Chronicles 36:1–4

Jehoash (jeh-HO-ash) a king of Israel, 2 Kings 13:10–14:16

Jehoiachin (jeh-HO-uh-kin) the next-to-last king of Judah.

• surrendered to Babylon, 2 Kings 24:8–17

• in Babylon, 2 Kings 25:27–30

Jehoiada (jeh-HO-yah-duh) the chief priest in Jerusalem during Joash’s rule, 2 Kings 11–12; 2 Chronicles 22:11–24

Jehoiakim (jeh-HO-uh-kim) king of Judah about 600 b.c., 2 Kings 23:34–24:6

• tried to kill Jeremiah, Jeremiah 26:1–23

• burned Jeremiah’s scroll, Jeremiah 36:1–23

Jehoram (jeh-HOR-am) or “Joram”; the fifth king of Judah, 2 Kings 8:16–29; 2 Chronicles 21:4–20

Jehoshaphat (jeh-HOSH-uh-fat) one of the good kings of Judah.

• faithful to God, 2 Chronicles 17:1–9

• appointed judges, 2 Chronicles 19:4–11

• defeated Moab and Ammon, 2 Chronicles 20

Jehovah (jeh-HOVE-uh) a name for God; also translated “Lord,” Exodus 3:15; 6:3; Deuteronomy 28:58; Psalm 83:18

Jehu (JEE-hew) an army captain who became king of Israel.

• appointed as king, 2 Kings 9:1–13

• killed Joram and Ahaziah, 2 Kings 9:14–29

• stopped Baal worship, 2 Kings 10:18–35

Jephthah (JEF-thuh) one of the judges of Israel.

• fought the Ammonites, Judges 11:1–29, 32–33

• his vow, Judges 11:30–31, 34–39

• fought the people of Ephraim, Judges 12:2–7

Jeremiah (jer-eh-MY-ah) a prophet who warned the people of Judah, Jeremiah 1–52

• became a prophet, Jeremiah 1:1–10

• songs of, 2 Chronicles 35:25

• his prophecies fulfilled, 2 Chronicles 36:21–22; Matthew 2:17; 27:9

• wrote a scroll, Jeremiah 36

Jericho (JEHR-ih-ko) probably the oldest city in the world, Mark 10:46; Luke 10:30; 19:1

• fall of, Joshua 2–6

• rebuilt, 1 Kings 16:34

Jeroboam, son of Jehoash (jeh-ro-BO-am) a king of Israel, 2 Kings 14:23–29; Amos 7:7–17

Jeroboam, son of Nebat, first ruler of the northern kingdom of Israel.

• given ten tribes by God, 1 Kings 11:26–40

• built idols, 1 Kings 12:26–33

• warned by God, 1 Kings 13:1–34

• death of his son, 1 Kings 14:1–20

Jerusalem (jeh-ROO-suh-lem) “Zion” or “City of David”; the greatest city of Palestine.

• the City of David, 2 Samuel 5:6–7

• captured by Babylonians, 2 Chronicles 36:15–23

• Jews returned to, Ezra 1–2

• the new Jerusalem, Galatians 4:26; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 3:12; 21–22

Jesse (JEH-see) father of King David, 1 Samuel 16–17; 1 Chronicles 2:13–15; Luke 3:32; Romans 15:12

Jesus (JEE-zus) “Savior”; the son of God. See also “Christ,” “Son of David,” “Son of Man.”

• birth and childhood of, Matthew 1–2; Luke 1–2

• temptation of, Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13

• miracles of, Matthew 8–9; Mark 6:30–56; Luke 17:11; 22:50–51; John 2:1; 11

• appeared with Moses and Elijah, Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36

• forced men from the Temple, Matthew 21:12–13; John 2:13–17

• the Last Supper, Matthew 26:17–30; Luke 22:1–20; John 13

• trial and death of, Matthew 26:57–27:66; Mark 15; Luke 22:66–23:56; John 18–19

• appearances after resurrection, Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20–21; 1 Corinthians 15:5–8

• Son of God, Matthew 3:16–17; 26:63–64; John 1:14

Jethro (JETH-row) father of Moses’ wife, Exodus 2:16–21

• advised Moses, Exodus 18

Jews (JOOZ) first, the tribe of Judah; later, any of the twelve tribes, Ezra 4:12; Esther 3–10; Acts 2:5

• against Jesus, John 5:16–18; 7:1, 32–36; 10:25–42

• Jesus, king of, Matthew 2:2; 27:11–14, 29; John 19:17–22

• and non-Jewish people, 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11

Jezebel (JEZ-eh-bell) the evil wife of King Ahab.

• married Ahab, 1 Kings 16:31

• killed the Lord’s prophets, 1 Kings 18:4–14

• killed Naboth, 1 Kings 21:1–23

• death of, 2 Kings 9:30–37

Jezreel (JEZ-reel) the name of a town and a valley near the Jordan River, Judges 6:33; 1 Kings 21:1; 2 Kings 8:29

Joab (JO-ab) the commander of King David’s army, 2 Samuel 2:3–12; 10–11; 14; 18–20; 24; 1 Kings 1–2

Joanna (jo-ANN-uh) a woman Jesus healed, Luke 8:2–3; 23:55–24:11

Joash, Gideon’s father (JO-ash)

• protected Gideon, Judges 6:28–32

Joash, son of Ahaziah, became king of Judah when he was seven, 2 Kings 11–12; 2 Chronicles 22:10–24

Job (JOBE) a wealthy man who honored God.

• ruined by Satan, Job 1:1–2:10

• wealth restored, Job 42:7

• example of patience, James 5:11

Joel (JO-el) a prophet who wrote the Book of Joel, Joel 1–3; Acts 2:16

Johanan (jo-HAY-nan) a Jewish army captain, Jeremiah 40:8–43

John, the apostle, one of the sons of Zebedee.

• called by Jesus, Mark 1:19–20

• at Jesus’ transfiguration, Mark 9:2

• with Jesus in Gethsemane, Mark 14:33–42

• in the early church, Acts 3–4

• writer of Revelation, Revelation 1:1–4, 9

John the Baptist, Jesus’ relative and the son of Elizabeth and Zechariah the priest.

• birth of, Luke 1:5–25, 57–80

• preached at the Jordan River, Matthew 3:1–12

• baptized Jesus, Matthew 3:13–17

• killed by Herod, Matthew 14:1–12

John Mark, See “Mark.”

Jonah (JO-nah) a prophet whom God told to preach to the city of Nineveh.

• ran from God, Jonah 1:1–3

• swallowed by a fish, Jonah 1:4–2:10

• went to Nineveh, Jonah 3

• complained to God, Jonah 4

• the sign of, Matthew 12:38–41; 16:4; Luke 11:29–32

Jonathan (JAH-nah-thun) the oldest son of King Saul.

• David’s friend, 1 Samuel 18:1–4

• saved David’s life, 1 Samuel 19:1–7; 20

• death of, 1 Samuel 31:2

Joppa (JOP-uh) a city on the coast of Palestine, Jonah 1:3

• Peter preached there, Acts 9:36–42; 10:9–36

Joram (JO-ram) son of Ahab; also a king of Israel, 2 Kings 3:1–3; 8:29; 9:14–29

Jordan (JOR-d’n) the only large river in Palestine.

• Israelites crossed, Joshua 3

• Jesus baptized in, Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11